Planners have lodged an intention to demolish the building, which is passed by thousands of commuters every day on the busy junction of Cargo Fleet Lane and the Trunk Road, in Middlesbrough.

More detailed proposals are due to be lodged with Middlesbrough Council soon, and will detail plans for a Euro Ltd garage on the site.

The once-booming boozer was snapped up in December for the full £250,000 asking price.

It had been hoped that the site would continue to be used as a pub, and a Middlesbrough man attempted to raise £350,000 to restore it to its former glory.

Community-minded Paul Harland had offered investors up to £1.50 bar credit for every quid they sank into the venue.

The Brambles Farm derelict public house (Image: Evening Gazette)

On a GoFundMe page, the would-be landlord promised to refurbish the “shabby” boozer which he claims has memories for thousands of former punters.

“It’s not just any other pub but an historical building with quite a rich and long history,” said Paul.

“If I start to list down the amount of friends and memories I owe to The Brambles Farm Hotel, it would take up a day or two.”

He said his “key aim” was to secure its future before developers could knock it down - but the bid failed.

Preston based PWA planning is handling the planning application, and gave notice of demolition on March 31.

The Brambles Farm derelict public house (Image: Evening Gazette)

If there are no formal objections by the local authority within 56 days, then the site can be flattened ready for development.

The pub has stood empty and dilapidated since it stopped trading around two years ago.

Hayden Small, director of Redacre - a property developer who marketed the site in October - said there was a chance the building would be demolished.

He said at the time: “It is an interesting looking building, it was built about 60 years ago so commercially it is going to be a very expensive refurbishment and whoever buys the building will make their own conclusion as to what to do with it.

“We are working closely with the council and ideally want to retain the building, that said the building is in a poor state of repair and it depends on who buys it and what they want to do with it.”